David recently sent me this economic brief on Texas from Comerica Bank, choc full of interesting statistics comparing the big 4 metros of Texas: "Four of those top 40 MSAs are in Texas: Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), San Antonio and Austin....

Some smaller items for your weekend reading pleasure: The Wall Street Journal recently had an op-ed titled "What Oprah's Departure Means for the Windy City," which serves as a warning to Houston and other cities:"Chicago is a city of magnificent parks...

The Christian Science Monitor recently named Houston one of five cities that will rise in the new economy, along with Boston, Seattle, Huntsville-AL, and Fort Collins-CO. Not bad company. In fact, they open the main article with us: In Houston, the...

Some smaller items for your reading pleasure when escaping the relatives or shopping of Thanksgiving break (or work, if you're stuck there this afternoon or Friday). IAH is the nation's best big airport, according to the Daily Beast blog:"The Daily...

I usually try to avoid politics on this blog, but this Forbes op-ed from Joel Kotkin on saving the Obama presidency not only resonated with me, but also touches on some of the subjects I cover here. Describing the administration as "Moveon.org run by...